Planetary hours
in Iztapalapa.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Thursday, 28 January 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:11
- Sunset
- 18:26
- Next sunrise
- 07:11
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (America/Mexico_City).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:11 – 08:08
- 2♂︎ Mars08:08 – 09:04
- 3☉︎ Sun09:04 – 10:00
- 4♀︎ Venus10:00 – 10:56
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:56 – 11:53
- 6☽︎ Moon11:53 – 12:49
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:49 – 13:45
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:45 – 14:41
- 9♂︎ Mars14:41 – 15:37
- 10☉︎ Sun15:37 – 16:34
- 11♀︎ Venus16:34 – 17:30
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:30 – 18:26
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:26 – 19:30
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:30 – 20:34
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:34 – 21:37
- 4♂︎ Mars21:37 – 22:41
- 5☉︎ Sun22:41 – 23:45
- 6♀︎ Venus23:45 – 00:49
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:49 – 01:52
- 8☽︎ Moon01:52 – 02:56
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:56 – 04:00
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:00 – 05:04
- 11♂︎ Mars05:04 – 06:07
- 12☉︎ Sun06:07 – 07:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Iztapalapa?
On Thursday, 28 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:11 and sets at 18:26: the day lasts 11h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:11, lasts 12h 45m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:11 to 08:08: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.